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Baked Chicken (Tofu) with Fingerlings, Lemon and Herb

Gosh today was a gorgeous day here in Utica, New York! The sun was shining, it was 70 degrees. For a November day, that’s pretty incredible. For the most part, my day was spent inside behind a desk, but I have windows and the sun was shining through. After a sample of the kind of weather we have to look forward to for the next 4 plus months, we get pretty excited should a 70 degree day happen in November. Tonight should have been a grill night due to the warmth, but since it gets dark so early now we decided to cook [...]

By Joanne|2009-11-09T18:51:18-05:00November 9, 2009|Food, Food thoughts, healthy cooking, Quick Meals|1 Comment

Tofu in Special Seasoning

In the gift package from Old Bay, I received a tattoo. Doesn't it look great? It's on my right ankle. Unfortunately Ted won't take me any where until I remove it. Anyway, click on the picture to enter the GIVEAWAY for a chance to win the beach bag, towel, seasoning and lots more. In reading about Old Bay, I discovered it is recommended for use on any protein and not just fish. Guess I was in one of those ruts similar to the way we think of a screwdriver: It's JUST for screwing in screws. Well not so... it makes a [...]

By Joanne|2009-07-16T18:42:32-04:00July 16, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|Comments Off

Kuzu

What is Kuzu? Amazingly, I had some in my cupboard. There didn't seem to be an expiration date so I assumed it was good. Course it could have been one of those products in my cupboard that was purchased before the producer was required to put expiration dates on food. Wasn't that before "Leave It To Beaver" came to TV? Back to the original question.. What is Kuzu? Kuzu is a thickening agent. I will quote right from the back of the package, distributed by Mitoku Co. at www.mitoku.com. "...a choice starch derived from the roots of one of Japan's [...]

By Joanne|2009-03-02T20:20:19-05:00March 2, 2009|Food thoughts|5 Comments